Never knowingly undersolved
Uncle Yap A very good morning’s worth of entertainment. Orlando employed some tongue-in-cheek devices which got me laughing ACROSS 9 AT LEISURE Former British Prime Minister, Clement ATTLEE (1883-1967) minus T&E -> ATLE + I … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword on 21 June 2010 Another painless way to start the week, solving smooth clues and enjoying slick surfaces ACROSS 1 VIVACE V (Roman numeral for 5) IV (ditto for 4) … Read more >>
What a treat to blog Paul with his unique sense of humour and the dashes of risque. I learned a lot of details while searching for answers to explain each clue. Aren’t we … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword on 14 June 2010 Mr Smoothie is here again to tease us with his unique brand of slick surfaces. ACROSS 1 BEHIND Van is short for vanguard (in front); dd? … Read more >>
Solving this puzzle was pretty routine and amusing, given that The Don is always scrupulously fair. However, writing a blog and explaining each and every wordplay is another thing and took me ages. … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword on 7 June 2010 A nice change from the easier Dante and Crux. Mudd employs some devices which are unusual and therefore challenging for a Monday. Most entertaining as well … Read more >>
What a tantalising offering from Puck who teased and tormented us with such a wide and varied array of cryptic devices …. and like all masochistic cruciverbalists, I thoroughly enjoyed each clue. ACROSS … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword on 31 May 2010 Back to the delightful Dante, master of the smooth surface. As usual, very slick but all too easy. ACROSS 1 SIESTA *(east is) I do not … Read more >>
I must say this puzzle had me entertained all the way. The hard-boiled eggs which I had come to expect from Gordius thankfully did not materialise and all the clues were fair, solveable … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword on 24 May 2010 A week-opener with some obscure and unusual terms and names but otherwise quite easily solved. ACROSS 1 STAFFA Cha of Staff (pole or rod) + A … Read more >>
Brummie presented yet another very Ximenean puzzle which is not as difficult as one under his other alter ego in the Private Eye. Shorn of risque references, it is not quite as entertaining … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword on 17 May 2010 Once again, a gentle start to the week with the maestro of the slick and smooth clues. However, I do have an aversion to repetition of … Read more >>
Gordius follows Gordius and today’s offering is just as varied and quite a delight to solve. Nothing very complicated except possibly for 11Down where there appeared to be a hard-boiled egg in the … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword on 10 May 2010 A gentle start to the FT week is always guaranteed by the Monday prize crossword. Very fair. ACROSS 1 MAISONETTE *(no estimate) 7 CODE C (circa … Read more >>
A fair-to-middling offering from Gordius with the expected hard-boiled eggs here and there; but nothing that can give serious indigestion. There are, however, a few flashes of brilliance like 4Down which would have … Read more >>